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WHIP

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Irregular inflected forms: whipped    , whipping   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object

Example:

the whip raised a red welt

Synonyms:

lash; whip; whiplash

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):

blow (a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon)

Derivation:

whip (beat severely with a whip or rod)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):

instrument (a device that requires skill for proper use)

Meronyms (parts of "whip"):

crop (the stock or handle of a whip)

lash; thong (leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip)

stock (the handle end of some implements or tools)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whip"):

cat; cat-o'-nine-tails (a whip with nine knotted cords)

cowhide (a heavy flexible whip braided from leather made from the hide of a cow)

horsewhip (a whip for controlling horses)

knout (a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners)

quirt (whip with a leather thong at the end)

hunting crop; riding crop (a short whip with a thong at the end and a handle for opening gates)

flagellum; scourge (a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor))

strap (whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging)

Derivation:

whip (beat severely with a whip or rod)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(golf) the flexibility of the shaft of a golf club

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):

flexibility; flexibleness (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A dessert made of sugar and stiffly beaten egg whites or cream and usually flavored with fruit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):

afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "whip"):

prune whip (dessert made of prune puree and whipped cream)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A legislator appointed by the party to enforce discipline

Synonyms:

party whip; whip

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("whip" is a kind of...):

legislator (someone who makes or enacts laws)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Subject to harsh criticism

Example:

your invectives scorched the community

Synonyms:

blister; scald; whip

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):

assail; assault; attack; lash out; round; snipe (attack in speech or writing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Defeat thoroughly

Example:

He mopped up the floor with his opponents

Synonyms:

mop up; pip; rack up; whip; worst

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The fighter managed to whip his opponent

Derivation:

whipping (a sound defeat)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Strike as if by whipping

Example:

The curtain whipped her face

Synonyms:

lash; whip

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "whip"):

urticate (whip with or as with nettles)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Beat severely with a whip or rod

Example:

The children were severely trounced

Synonyms:

flog; lash; lather; slash; strap; trounce; welt; whip

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):

beat; beat up; work over (give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "whip"):

flagellate; scourge (whip)

leather (whip with a leather strap)

horsewhip (whip with a whip intended for horses)

switch (flog with or as if with a flexible rod)

cowhide (flog with a cowhide)

cat (beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails)

birch (whip with a birch twig)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

They want to whip the prisoners

Derivation:

whip (a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object)

whip (an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping)

whipper (a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip)

whipping (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Whip with or as if with a wire whisk

Example:

whisk the eggs

Synonyms:

whip; whisk

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):

beat; scramble (stir vigorously)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Also:

whip up (prepare or cook quickly or hastily)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Thrash about flexibly in the manner of a whiplash

Example:

The tall grass whipped in the wind

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "whip" is one way to...):

convulse; jactitate; slash; thrash; thrash about; thresh; thresh about; toss (move or stir about violently)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

Credits

 Context examples: 

I had just time to throw my arms round his ascending waist when I was myself whipped up into the air.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Now," said he, releasing his under lip from a hard bite, "just hand me my whip; it lies there under the hedge."

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

The dwarf, at my entreaty, had no other punishment than a sound whipping.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

Six months later Cheese-Face (that was the boy) had whipped him again.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The other fellow jumped down and struck him over the head with the butt-end of his heavy whip.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

So I gave heed to my brother's words; and when I was come to Nulato, and the Russian, Ivan, laid the lash of his dog-whip upon me, I knew I must not fight.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

We had sprung into the dog-cart, and Holmes, after turning the horse, gave it a sharp cut with the whip, and we flew back along the road.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Whip your horse up, cabby, for we have only just time to catch our train.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Located in the constellation Virgo, WASP-39b whips around a quiet, Sun-like star, called WASP-39, once every four days.

(NASA Finds a Large Amount of Water in an Exoplanet's Atmosphere, NASA)

Twice Henderson has lashed at folk with his dog-whip, and only his long purse and heavy compensation have kept him out of the courts.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)